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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Patty Loew sits in the CNAIR house

Patty Loew, former director of CNAIR, to phase in retirement in 2023

March 1, 2022

Medill Prof. Patty Loew, former director of Northwestern’s Center for Native American and Indigenous Research, is phasing in her retirement and plans to depart the University in August 2023. Loew,...

NAISA holds annual Sand Creek Massacre commemoration

November 19, 2017

On the day of the Sand Creek Massacre, Chief White Antelope rushed to tell American soldiers his people meant no harm. When the men continued firing, he crossed his arms over his chest and began to sing. Descendents...

Medill Prof. Patty Loew is the director for the new Center for Native American and Indigenous Research. Loew, along with other faculty and administrators, is working to create a Native American and Indigenous Studies minor, which she said will be available within two to three years.

Weinberg to create Native American and Indigenous Studies minor

September 27, 2017

Medill Prof. Patty Loew, director of the new Center for Native American and Indigenous Research, said she is working with other faculty and administrators to establish a Native American and Indigenous...

Al Eastman, a panelist and archery director for the American Indian Center in Chicago, discusses the power of divesting from banks that finance the Dakota Access Pipeline. The event, held in Harris Hall, also focused on the role of social media as a tool for political action.

Panelists discuss ways to support No Dakota Access Pipeline movement at Buffett Institute event

February 8, 2017

At a panel presented by the Buffett Institute for Global Studies, Native American scholars and academics discussed methods for supporting Standing Rock, such as divestment campaigns and social media posts...

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